The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-15
editorial 8riets.
BY REV. l. ID. ATWOOD, D. d.
Canton, n. Y.

As heated disputes between Christians
are apt to have the effect OF diserediting
Christianity, so we suggest to the mind
readers, their vigorous aapersions of es.cis
others truth and veracity" will he sare
to make scoffers. We observe, tco. tha4
our serene friends, the Spiritualists, are
engaged in lively controversy oger the
respective claims Of certain of their cregt
mediums and materializere. II Is gaiufal
to see the prophets and wizards wrangle.
So What will the world" think?
In the death Of the Rev. 9. T. ForLee,
for three years and more pastor Of the
parish in Canton, n. Y, our church loses
a minister of culture, usefulness, ag9
tested loyalty, the cause Of pure md
undefled religion an advocate sAose
best words were supported by better
deeds, and the world, the living eyam ole.
and influence of an irreproachahle life.
To his family and immediate friends he
was, OF course, more than tc oil the world
beside; but while they know and leei the
greatness of their loss, they have also The
unspeakable comfort Of his precious
memory. He was indeed good man.
full Of faith and of the Holy Spirit
II those who have the ear of Knights
Of Labor would give them as good advice
as the Rev, Henry Blanchard put into
his recent letter to the order, il would
be better for all concerned. The greatest
mischief Is wrought among them by bad
advisers. El's subiect of their grievances is
one that cannot be settled by feeling: and
it is at tile point Of feeling that they are.
in contact with it. They may be the less
inclined 80 listen to Mr.. Blanchard
because, though a sufficiently gallant
Knight, they may not recognize i'll him
proper representative of Labor. But If
they knew it, large proportion Of thoee-
who assume leadership among them are
noisy demagogues, of small tyne who
derive their Importance and their sub
sistence from the tumult they are able to
create.
james Payn, literary man q no
mean figure, expresses in one of his o0za-
munications to the Independent, t, this opir-
ion Of CarlyIe "I yield to no one in my
admiration Of the historian of the French
Revolution in the capacity of author; hut
as man it is amazing to me that he
should be considered otherwise than COT
temptible." 1t is sometimes necessary
to separate the man from the author.
! There are some admirable men gbo
cannot be considered otherwise ahaf
contemplate as authors. Carlyle has
moved our profoundest feelings IS 9eel}-
ly and Influenced our thinking SO health
/ fully in some directions THAI ye are
10th to give up the man for the author.
But We are obliged to admit that zone
OF the attempts to patch mp his bro
ken reputation as Il man, and particularly
as gentleman, have achieved a brilliant
success. He nowhere appears to better
advantage than in the Emerson. CReIyIe
correspondence, but even here he is 4
monster OF conceit and narrowness. One
feels, all the while, what pity it is that
man should be compelled to live any
longer in world go unworthy Of him.
A state of things is reported in Sher-
man, Ohautauqua county, n. Y, that we
j should like TO see permanent there, and
common elsewhere. 4 prayer meeting
held under evangelical auspices invited
/ itself to the house OF the Univergalist
pastor, tine Rev. f, J. Chase. It was
cordially welcomed and asked to come
again. This was followed by union
prayer meeting in the UniyeIsalist church.
aud by an invitation to the Universalist
pas.5r to preside at another union meet
ing in the Presbyterian church. We sus-
pect both parties Will be benefited bp
this exchange of religious eourtesies. Mr.
Chase commands the respect Of his neigh.
bors by his Christian course and by the
genuinely Christian character Of his work
in his own church.
In a recent article in the QaaiJcyIq
the Rev. Yarnum Lincoln exhibits in
full and fair light, not only the stern
Orthodoxy, but the hard Calvinisn even.
Of the Book of Common Prayer. Dr.
Conrad, of the Lutheran ObseYrey.. states
that in 1912 Calvin prepared gu order ct
worship which Cranmer adopted in com
piling and revis ing the Book Of Common
Prayer, few years later He further
quotes authorities for the opinion that
! Cranmer derived the 'afticlas and Offices"
Of the Prayer Book from the Cologne
| Liturgy. Why should not the Lutherane
adopt the Book Of Commou PRAYER ana
so promote at one stroke the oorcapie
union" Bishop Coke and many other
bishops have so much at heart2
1t is healthful sign that inorcasiua.
time and attention are given to the stgdg
of the literature OF our own toueu-. H.
grammar ami high schools, T. academies
and colleges, we note that Iar..r space /.
devoted to English hteralu-,. # is true
that all English studies are IN d sense the
study of Eugish literature: but not I'm
/ such SENSE as 70 preserve the studens
from tense ana disgraceful ignorance o.
the authors vino have done most fo emo
Die and illustrate the Eug.sl language
The rega'ar study Of our literature a15ar
competent direction is ueelaa E. Hg ur
ana Gii oU' .1e mind, a- Well as ta eau;,
the student for usefulness iu world